The Loyola Academy Ramblers will head out on the road to square off against the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Loyola Academy earned a 4-1 win over Palatine.
Hunter Lewis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Loyola Academy's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gwen Coleman, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Emilia Bartholomew, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way Central had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They beat the Lemont HS by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 1-0. Give Lincoln-Way Central's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Not much got past Lisabella Dimitrijevic, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Lemont off the board.
Loyola Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Lincoln-Way Central, they pushed their record up to 23-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Loyola Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lincoln-Way Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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